Railroad-tie.



P. 0. HANSON & SWEENEY.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED ran. 11. me.

Patented Dec.

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PETER 0. Hanson AED'EUGEEE SWEENEY, OF OREGON, WISCONSIN.

RAILROAD-TIE;

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Application filed. February 11, 1916. Serial No. 77,707.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, PETER O.- HA SON and EUGENE SWEENEY, United States, residing at ,Oregon, in the county of Dane and State :0f"Wl-SCOIlSln,1 have invented certain new and-useful 1111- provements in Railroad-Ties; and 'we do hereby declare thefollowing-to be, a full," clear, ELIICl'QXHCt description of-the invention,

such as will enable others; skilled'inrtheart to which it appertains to make and use the.

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This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railroad ties and the principal object of the invention is to provide a metallic tie inwhich the advantages of the wooden tie are combined with those of the metallic tie.

Another object of the invention is to provide a railroad tie formed'of metal thereby increasing the wearing qualities and provid-.

ing a device which will resist the effect of the elements and yet in which the resilienceof the ordinary type of wooden tie is retained.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tie in which it'is possible for the rails to be easily and quickly removed or re-.

placed when necessary thereby avoiding the necessity of delaying traffic over the road.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tie formed of metal provided with suitable cushioning ,blocks,ofwood,

fiber or any other suitable material which are adapted to be turned so as to presentdiflerent faces upwardlythereby increasmg the life of the block as wear on-the various faces may be compensated for by the turn ing of the blocks.

till another objectof the invention is to provide a tiefhaving a fastening means which will effectively hold the rails in place and. prevent the same from spreading or sinking.

A further and more specific object ofthe invention is to provide a tiehaving a pocket or recess'in its center for the reception of' the ballast, thereby insuring the proper alinement of the railsqand preventingthe ties from moving longitudinally of the trackandbunching. v

With these and other obj ects' in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement: of parts5whicln-willbe citizens of the 1 Figure 1 is a top plan view of a tie con 1 structed in accordance with this invention, showing-one of the rails 111 place and showing the opposite rail removed. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view 011 line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on. line.13-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4- is a transversev sectional view on line itl of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 2, showing a modified form of rail plate. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of the modified form of rail plate, and Fig. 7 is an inverted perspective view of the rail clamp showing a portion thereof broken away. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on line 88 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates one of the side walls of the tie while the numeral 2 designates the cooperatin g side wall. Each of these walls is formed along itsv bottom edge with an outturned flange 3 to which the bottom of the tie is adapted to be connected. Formed at the opposite edges of the side walls 1 and 2 are the outturned flanges d to which the top end plates 5 are riveted or otherwise secured.

The tie bottom comprises a pair of plates 6 which are spaced from each other at a point centrally of the tie and are riveted or otherwise secured to the flanges 3. The end walls of the tie are designated by the numeral 7 and each comprises a body provided on its -edges with the flanges 8 which are adapted to be riveted to the top, bottom and side walls, thereby forming a substantially tubular structure provided with the partition walls which will be more fully hereinafter described. Secured centrally of the tie and extending transversely thereof is a brace wall'9 provided on its side edges with the flanges 10 which are riveted to the inner faces of the side walls as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The lower edge of the brace wall 9 is cut out so as to allow the entrance of theballast of the roadbed into the central pocket.

Secured adjacent the space between the bottom wall sections 6 are the partition Walls flanges of said walls 11 are riveted or otherwise secured to the central top plate 18 the and it will thus be seen that suitable pockets or chambers are formed intermediate the walls 11 and 14: for the reception of the rail supporting and securing structures which will be more fullyhereinafter described. Formed at points in the side walls 1 and 2 intermediate the adjacent edges of the plates 5 and 13 are suitable recesses 13 v of the recesses and separate the chambers which are of a width substantially equal to the width of the base of the rail in connection with which the tie is used and the end walls of these recesses aline with each Other and are adapted t-o'engage the side edges of the base of the rail to prevent said rails from moving outwardly or inwardly with relation to each other and thereby preventing'the track from spreading.

Extending transverselyof the pocket or chamber and in parallel relation with the end walls of the recesses above referred to are the partition walls 16 provided at opposite ends with the attaching flanges '17 which are riveted to the inner faces of the side walls 1 and 2. These transversely eX- tending partition walls terminate at their upper edges in a plane below the lower walls orp'ockets each into three different compartments, the centermost of which is the'larger and is adapted to receive the cushioning blocks f as will be more fully hereinafter described. F ormed centerally of the lower edges of the walls 16 above referred to are suitable rectangular recesses 18 adapted for the reception of the adjacent ends of the bolt retainers which will be more fully here- 7 inafter described.

The bolt retainers above referred to each comprises a transversely 'U-shaped body 19 provided with the attaching flanges 20 which are riveted to the bottom walls 6 within the chambers laterally of the cushion receiving chamber. Suitable longitudinal slots .21 are formed centrallyof the bight portions of'th'e transversely U-shaped bodies and are adapted for the reception of the shanks of the bolts asclearly shown in the 7 j drawings.

Mounted within each cushion receiving chamber inclosed by the side walls 1' and 2 and the partition walls 16 is the cushioning block 21 which is substantially square in *cross] section so that its several faces may be turned "upwardly to support the rail plates 22. The width of the faces is greater thanthe depth ofthe walls16 so that the upper face of said block will be in a plane above the upper edges of the walls, thereby supporting the plates 22 clear of said walls and insuring the proper cushioning effect of the tie. The plates 22 above referred to are each provided in opposite ends with the notches or slots 23 and are of a length to fit within the confines of the walls 14 and 11. Suitable bolt receiving openings 24. are formed near opposite ends of the plates 22 and are adapted to vertically aline with the slots in the bight portions of the U- shaped portions 19 to hold the bolts in proper place.

The rail clamps used in connection with. the device are best illustrated in Fig. 7 and each comprises the main body 25 provided with the rail flange engaging tongues 26. Formed at opposite ends of the body are the vertmalwalls 27 which cooperate with the rear wall 28 in forming a box like structure which is adapted to fit within the compartments formed laterally of the block receiving compartment. The body 25 is provided with an opening 29 which alines with the opening 24.- in the plate 22 to receive the upper end of its respective bolt. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5,6 and 7, it will be noted that the rear wall 28 is formed with an inwardly extending tongue 30 which is adapted to engage the bolt near its lower end and hold the same firmly in place within the bolt holding element hereinbefore described.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that the plate upon which the rail rests is designated by the numeral 31 and is constructed in a manner similar to the plates 22 except for the notches 23 in the ends thereof and in this form it will be understood that a rail clamp constructed in accordance with the clamp illustrated in Fig. 7 will be used except for the inwardly extending tongue 30. In place of the tongue 30, the plate 31 carries a pair of downwardly extending arms 32 near opposite ends, which are secured thereto by flanges the lower ends of which engage the end walls of the bolt retaining elements so as to hold the bolt heads in place as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the tie is placed in the ordinary manner and the rails placed on the rail seen that the rail plates will rest thereon and the Wear will be taken up.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A railroad tie comprising a body having chambers near opposite ends, cushioning blocks positioned in said chambers, rail plates resting on said blocks, rail securing elements within the chambers laterally of the blocks, bolts extending through the chambers and engaging the rail securing elements for holding the same in place and retaining means within the chambers for holding the bolts against accidental movement.

2. A railroad tie comprising a body having chambers near opposite ends, transverse partition walls within the chambers, cushioning blocks within the chambers between the partition walls, bolts extending upwardly through the chambers on the outer sides of the partition Walls, bolt retaining elements secured to the bottom of the tie for holding the bolts in position, the upper ends of the bolts extending through the rail securing elements and means carried by the rail securing elements to hold the bolts firmly in place within the boltretaining elements.

3. A railroad tie comprising a pair of parallel spaced side Walls, a bottom comprising two separate sections secured to the side walls in spaced relation and holding said walls against movement, a top plate secured centrally of the side walls on their Eopies of this patent may be obtained for upper edges, top plates secured at opposite ends of the side walls on their upper edges, partition walls at the adjacent edges of the top walls, said side walls and partition walls forming chambers, cushioning blocks within the chambers and means extending through the chambers to retain railroad rails in place on the cushioning blocks.

4. A railroad tie comprising a pair of spaced parallel side walls, bottom Walls formed of two separate sections secured to the lower edges of the side walls, a central top plate secured to the side Walls, end plates secured to the upper edges of the side Walls in spaced relation to the central plate, partitions extending transversely of the tie at the adjacent edges of the top and end plates, said partitions forming chambers in the tie opening upwardly through the top thereof, the upper edges of the side walls being recessed centrally of the chambers and of a Width suflicient to receive the bases of railroad rails, cushioning blocks secured within the chambers, bolts extending vertically on opposite sides of the chambers, slotted lJ-shaped retaining elements for holding the bolts, the heads of the bolts being slipped within the bight portion of the U-shaped elements, rail clamps comprising top plates, tongues on the top plates.

for overlying the rail bases, vertical Walls on the plates and means to retain the bolts in place in the U-shaped bolt retainer.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

PETER O. HANSON. EUGENE SWEENEY.

Witnesses:

NORRIS GET'rs, EUGENE SWEENEY, J r.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

